The sweeping changes proposed seem like a good move and the dems have been calling for this for months.

However:

White House officials privately acknowledged the proposal could be drastically watered down in turf wars as the affected agencies - and the 88 congressional committees and subcommittees that oversee them - fight to retain power.

Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., said he wasn't sure a reorganization was needed. "The question is whether shifting the deck chairs on the Titanic is the way to go."

Homeland Security

I worry that our government has become so bogged down in bureaucracy and politics that we can no longer function at a level that will assure our survival.